08-14-2015, 04:25 PM
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_heal...es_qa5/en/
The WHO estimates that the minimum per capita water requirement of 7.5 L (call it two gallons) "a day will meet the requirements of most people under most conditions."
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/press_room...vation.pdf
California's per capita water consumption in February for personal use was 76 gallons per day; that's just under 40 times the minimum that the WHO estimates people need to survive. So, there is room between people need to use less water, and water is a right. One could easily guarantee a certain minimum amount of water per capita "for free", satisfying those who say that water is a right, and charging for more than that, satisfying those people who argue that creating a market for water is the best way to ensure that water is conserved.
But even then, personal consumption accounts for only 3 billion gallons per day statewide; statewide consumption for all uses is about 12 times as much (38 billion).
BC
The WHO estimates that the minimum per capita water requirement of 7.5 L (call it two gallons) "a day will meet the requirements of most people under most conditions."
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/press_room...vation.pdf
California's per capita water consumption in February for personal use was 76 gallons per day; that's just under 40 times the minimum that the WHO estimates people need to survive. So, there is room between people need to use less water, and water is a right. One could easily guarantee a certain minimum amount of water per capita "for free", satisfying those who say that water is a right, and charging for more than that, satisfying those people who argue that creating a market for water is the best way to ensure that water is conserved.
But even then, personal consumption accounts for only 3 billion gallons per day statewide; statewide consumption for all uses is about 12 times as much (38 billion).
BC